Chris & Humayun - a morning at the beach

[suma126 (Shane)]

great work Chris love the last two landscape pics

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Thanks Ric & Shane - I appreciate your comments

[Jen]

Oooooh nice piccies there Chris i cant wait to see H's masterpieces sounds like you had a great time good on ya buddy((hugs))

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

hehe... thanks Jen

[DavidU (Dave)]

I just got my first Canon camera and looking at images like these make me want to try. One day LOL
Great work.

[mill (Martin)]

To be very honest, the first three model shots look very bland to me (sorry to be so blunt).
The fourth shot is a true winner and worthy to be published, it has the wow factor

I am regularly on a photography forum where there are also nude shots and the last shot you did would be among the best there i think.

Please show some more shots

[hotspur (Chris)]

Looks like a great photographic excursion,and the chance meeting of a lady that was interested in the whole photography thing too.That's what getting in the field is all about,making things happen!,and its great to see the results.

I am just wondering about the forth shot of lady,its very good.But I am wondering if the use of a light reflector may have made this image better,obviously you did not plan on the possibility of this chance meet up,and from the sound of it had the sea scenes in mind.You did well capturing these images,impromptu as it were.

I bought the light reflector a little while ago,its big,and has silver on one side,and gold on the other-(apparently gold is the colour for skin),and then its outer skin of gold and silver can be taken off and its a sunlight diffuser.You chaps you doubtless have these or seen them.

Its most likely my screen on my old laptop,but It just appears her body is just a tiny bit dark,a reflector held at a distance and walked in to the subject,until the right distance and effect was gauged,may have improved this image?(this is not a critisism)

Great work well done .And I hope to get your thoughts on the suggestion.As I own a 70-200 L F2.8,and this is the 'main menu' type of missions I bought it for.

Cheers Chris

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Thanks David Great news re; the new camera! Which model did you buy? Lenses? Get out there - it's fun!

Martin - thanks for the input. I personally prefer the b&w because it is the best composed and subtle of the bunch. Her eyes say it all - she's a magic model. I also like her in the surf, but the light wasn't kind at that time in the morning for side-lit features....

...hence Chris. Thank you for your input too. I was saying to Humayun at the time that an umbrella or couple of mylar reflectors would have been nice to have along. D'oh! Without over-extending the natural highlights via some excessive curves adjustment I couldn't get make her facial and upper body/shoulder features better lit. As you say - if we'd known that we were going to meet her, I'd certainly have taken some reflectors along. The 70-200 would have been perfect on the day - Humayun showed me that. Thanks again for the encouragement Chris.